Engineering Manager II - Test and Validation

Are you dreaming about a position where you can deliver quality, meaningful results? Come be a part of our diverse, multi-disciplined team of engineers, operating in an agile environment, using the latest tools and methodologies. Develop your technical acumen as well as your leadership skills at a company with huge potential for long-term career growth. As an Engineering Manager II, you will enhance functional team performance through advanced technical leadership and problem-solving. By building high-performing teams, you will drive innovation and successful project outcomes. Your expertise in project management and risk assessment will efficiently manage complex projects, optimize resources, and mitigate risks. You will focus on process improvements, ensuring efficiency and compliance with standards. Through cross-functional collaboration and innovation management, you will align our initiatives with strategic goals. Your analytical thinking and A&D regulatory knowledge will ensure our solutions are both innovative and compliant. In addition, you will lead Test and Validation activities, ensuring our systems are built right and are the right solution. You will guide teams in planning and executing verification and validation efforts aligned with organizational standards and test program processes. This includes overseeing development of test plans, test cards, and validation criteria; facilitating Test Readiness Reviews and Flight Readiness Reviews; and ensuring anomalies discovered during test execution are documented, tracked, and resolved. Your leadership in these areas will ensure that engineering solutions meet stakeholder needs, comply with mission‑critical requirements, and are validated in realistic operational environments. The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries. **Responsibilities:** - Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary engineering team to achieve project milestones. - Develop and maintain project schedules, ensuring timely delivery of engineering products. - Monitor and control project costs to stay within budget. - Drive the development and implementation of technical solutions to complex engineering challenges. - Ensure all engineering activities comply with applicable standards and regulations. - Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams. - Mentor and develop engineering staff, promoting continuous improvement and professional growth. - Present project updates and technical data to senior management and stakeholders. - Collaborate with test engineering teams to define test strategies, acceptance criteria, and validation plans. - Oversee the planning, development, and execution of test and validation activities to ensure engineering solutions meet requirements. **Qualifications You Must Have:** - Bachelor's of Science degree in a related discipline - Typically, 8+ years of progressive engineering experience, which includes 4+ years of management experience. - Background in Test and Validation in the Aerospace and Defense Industry, the US Department of Defense or US Military - Demonstrated ability to lead and serve as the approving authority for low‑risk Safety Review Boards and Technical Review Boards, supported by hands-on test operations and test hazard analysis experience. - Proven experience conducting or ev…